The Saudis are putting a ton of money into laundering their reputation, up to now through golf and soccer. I’ve seen some comics post their invitations to let their fans know they turned it down. I find it hard to believe anybody who performs there will have to pay a price back home.
On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Pete Davidson and Bill Burr, among others. All being paid over $300k to > attend a comedy festival in Saudi Arabia. Naturally, their free speech is > restricted. > > > https://variety.com/2025/politics/global/marc-maron-human-rights-riyadh-comedy-festival-1236530044/?fbclid=IwdGRjcANGi2dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHq9XCn-5tz1PrkXQX1TwrE9afhdZGDzCuDlTDax5mfHp41nfUs9kAwCnjvux_aem_ffRsmd1pFf2Q1ETsYAAhLw > > People like Marc Maron are questioning the ethics of taking money from the > same prince who not too long ago murdered a journalist. > > Leah Remini has weighed in. > > https://youtu.be/FDBqz1Va4Js?si=WPwgkooQELR6S6Pv > > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BUh88UhYgv6Zpo%2BLNa2JFp4vwK%3D4gA29-9ycDWc-X-Ag%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BUh88UhYgv6Zpo%2BLNa2JFp4vwK%3D4gA29-9ycDWc-X-Ag%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGRrOR%2BcpwGbsXs_%2BAJf8_aQwA5NadD%2BYJDCx-5KUfVmw%40mail.gmail.com.
